I DO not enjoy talking politics in this column since it is often dedicated to happenings in music circles. However, when musicians decide to mingle with politics, I can’t help it but to make a comment ...

Few labels are as meaninglessly reductive as “world music,” yet there isn’t another term to describe the range of Italo musician Enzo Avitabile’s inspirations, captured in Jonathan Demme’s “Enzo ...

Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme has had a career that vacillates mainly between dark dramas ("The Silence of the Lambs," "Rachel Getting Married") and music documentaries. He has trained his ...